LOCAL

A Valley man will learn his punishment today after being convicted Thursday of killing his girlfriend’s 11-month-old son. A Hidalgo County jury deliberated less than two hours before finding Johnny Anthony Palomo guilty of all three counts — capital murder, murder, and injury to a child. The verdict came after a 4-day trial in which […]

NATIONAL

(AP) – A second Georgia police officer has died a day after being shot alongside a fellow officer while responding to a domestic dispute report. Charles Patterson, president of Georgia Southwestern State University, said in a statement Thursday evening that campus police Officer Jody Smith died from his injuries. Smith had been airlifted to a […]

WORLD

(AP) – The U.N. Security Council says it is concerned by the recent escalation of violence between armed groups in Tripoli. The clashes have raised fears of another mini-civil war erupting around the oil fields and in a statement issued Thursday, the council called on the parties to cease fighting. The council also welcomed progress […]